Tata Harrier (2019)

Expert Review by Maxabout

Overview

The Tata Harrier is a five-seater SUV that launched in the Indian market in January 2019. It sits between the subcompact Tata Nexon and the mid-size Tata Safari in the company’s car portfolio. The manufacturer introduced the car with new design philosophy, and it became the most popular C-segment SUV in the country in such a short time. Just after one year of its debut, Tata presented the facelift model of the Harrier in 2020 and loaded it with some sophisticated features to add to its premium feel. Let’s dive in to know all its specs and features in detail.

Tata Harrier Design

It comes with R17 two-tone diamond-cut alloys. Xenon HID Projector headlamps. 3D LED Tail Lamps with sporty piano black finish. A dashboard with an Oak brown colour scheme with an anti-reflective ‘Nappa’ top layer. Premium Benecke-Kaliko perforated leather seat upholstery & door pad inserts. The steering wheel comes with a grained leather finish, the gear knob is wrapped in premium leather as well. It also has an aero throttle styled hand brake. No idea how pleasing you might find the shark fin antenna on top. With additional features such as Global Close, Anti-Pinch and Rain Sensing Closure. The new ORVMs (Outside Rear-View Mirror) which are electrically foldable are like a cherry on top, not counting the fin.

Tata Harrier Key Features

If we talk about new Tata Harrier’s key features, it comes fitted with Xenon HID projector headlamps, diamond-cut alloys, LED taillamps, leather upholstery, leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear shift knob, panoramic sunroof, electrically foldable ORVMs, aero throttle styled hand brake, chrome finisher, JBL sound system, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay with Wifi connectivity, steering mounted controls to name a few.

Tata Harrier Performance

Packed with 6-speed automatic transmission mated with the Kryotec engine to deliver exceptional performance. The Next-Gen Kryotec 170 Turbocharged BS6 diesel engine with 170 HP power and 350 Nm torque. It also has Multi-Drive modes 2.0 with ESP terrain response modes. It also comes with cruise control.

Pedigree of OMEGARC

Optimal Modular Efficient Global Advanced Architecture (OMEGARC) is derived from Land Rover’s D8 platform. For better driving dynamics it has a monocoque construction with optimised torsional bending stiffness. Keeping safety in mind the crumple zones are efficiently designed. Advanced high strength steel and tailored welded blanks are used for high strength and weight reduction. Auxiliary isolation panels are built-in for a quiet and refined experience. The isolated sub-frame has been tested for over 2.2 mn kilometres for noise suppression. Over 1 mn SUVs based on the D8 platform are already sold all over the world.

Convenience and Infotainment

Speaking of the convenience and infotainment functions in the new Harrier, it gets IRA- the connected vehicle program, 8.8’’ (22.35 cm) touchscreen infotainment with 9 JBL speakers, voice recognition with 26 native commands and 17.76 cm colour TFT instrument cluster, 6-way powered driver seat with adjustable Lumbar Support, ventilated seats in the first row, Wipers come with sensors that adjust to varied rain intensity, Reverse parking camera with sensors, passive entry passive start (PEPS) and automatic headlamps.

Safety Features of Tata Harrier

2023 Tata Harrier has 6 airbags, ESP (Electronic Stability Program) is standard across all variants but this time it comes with 14 additional functions like Anti-Lock Braking System, Electronic Brake Force Distribution, Corner Stability Control, Off-Road ABS, Electronic Traction Control, Electronic Stability Control, Hill Hold Control, Hill Descent Control, Roll Over Mitigation, Brake Disc Wiping, Electronic Brake Pre-Fill, Hydraulic Brake Assist, Hydraulic Fading Compression and Dynamic Wheel Torque by Brake. It also has auto-dimming IRVM (Inside Rear-View Mirror). For better drive and controlled descent, In addition, it also comes with HHC (Hill Hold Control) and HDC (Hill Descent Control). Also Front Fog Lamps with cornering function.

Engine and Transmission of Tata Harrier

It houses an In-line 4-cylinder, Krytec 2.0 1956cc L Turbocharged Engine (Diesel BS6) with the fuel efficiency of MT 16.35 km/l and AT 14.6 km/l which can generate a max power of 170 HP at 3750 rpm and a max torque of 350 Nm at 1750-2500 rpm. It has a 6-Speed Automatic/6-Speed Manual type transmission.

Dimensions

In terms of body dimensions, 2023 Tata Harrier is 4598mm long, 1894mm wide and 1706mm tall (width without mirrors) with a Wheelbase of 2741mm. It offers a boot space of 425-litres which can be extended to 810-litres by folding rear seats.

Brake, Suspension & Tyres and more

The front brakes of new Harrier are Disc and rear brakes are Drum, Front suspension is independent, lower wishbone, McPherson Strut with coil spring and anti-roll bar and the rear suspension is semi-independent twist blade with Panhard rod and coil spring. It has a fuel tank capacity of 50 litres and comes with a 235/70-R16 steel spare(tyre). Harrier can host up to 5 people.

Tata Harrier Variants

The official TATA site shows a total of 16 variants available at the moment namely Kaziranga XZ+, Kaziranga XZA+, XE, XM, XMA, XT, XT+, XT+ Dark, XTA+, XTA+ Dark, XZ, XZ+, XZ+ Dark, XZA, XZA+, XZA+ Dark.

Tata Harrier Colour Options

As for the colour scheme, Grassland Beige, Oberon Black, Calypso Red, Orcus White and Daytona Grey are all available shades to Harrier.

Tata Harrier Price

At present 2023 Tata Harrier (Diesel, Manual) price ranges from Rs. 14,69,900 to Rs. 20,19,900, whereas Harrier (Diesel, Automatic) Price is between Rs. 17,39,900 and Rs. 21,49,900. The on-Road price of the Harrier XE (Diesel) Base Model is Rs. 17,24,542 and goes up to Rs. 25.69 lakh.

Tata Harrier Competitors

XUV700 5-Seater

It has both Petrol as well as Diesel paired with Manual/Automatic (2.0-2.2). 4-cylinder 2184cc 6-speed MT with a max power of 155 HP at 3750 rpm and a max torque of 360 Nm at 1500-2800 rpm for 2.2 Diesel Manual. And for 2.2 Diesel Automatic, it hosts a 4-cylinder 2184cc 6-speed TC engine with a max power of 185 HP at 3500 rpm and a max torque of 450 Nm at 1750-2800 rpm.

XUV700 7-Seater

Both Petrol/Deisel and Manual/Automatic. 2.2 Deisel Manual has a 2184cc 4-cylinder engine with 6-speed MT generating the max power of 185 HP at 3500 rpm and a max torque of 420 Nm at 1600-2800 rpm. For 2.2 Diesel Automatic, 2184cc 4-cylinder engine with 6-speed TC generates a max power of 185 HP at 3500 rpm and a max torque of 450 Nm at 1750-2800 rpm.

ALCAZAR

1.5 and 2.0 with both Petrol and Diesel Manual/Automatic. 2.0 Petrol Manual houses a 1999cc 4-cylinder engine with 6-speed MT generating a max power of 159 HP at 6500 rpm and a max torque of 191 Nm at 4500rpm. Claimed mileage is FE - 14.50 kmpl but real-world mileage is around 11.00 kmpl. 1.5 Diesel Automatic has a 1493cc engine with 4-cylinders 6-speed TC producing a max power of 115 HP at 4000 rpm and a max torque of 250 Nm at 1500-2750 rpm. Claimed mileage FE is 18.40 kmpl whereas the real-world mileage is 14.00 kmpl.

MG Hector

It has Hybrid as well as Turbo in 1.5 with Manual/Automatic and a 2.0 Diesel Manual. 2.0 Diesel Manual houses a 1956cc 4-cylinder engine with 6-speed MT generating a max power of 170 HP at 3750 rpm and a max torque of 350 Nm at 1750-2550 rpm. Kerb weight is 1727 kg, Power:Weight - 98.44 PS/tonne and Torque:Weight - 202.66 Nm/tonne. 2.0’s claimed FE is 16.17 kmpl and the real-world mileage is 12.00 kmpl.

Conclusion

With all these amazing updates 2023 TATA Harrier has undoubtedly upgraded the game from the previous release and as TATA has shown us that it can surprise us with changes like this, one can look forward to another variant, namely a petrol engine. Whether this is the best option out there is not the most definite, but at the same time buyers need to be aware of what they want from their new SUV, at last, it all depends on what you as a buyer require or are biased against.